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WSRE | Connecting The Community | Prison Reform – Governor Scott is proposing an overhaul of the Florida prison system. His proposed reforms would divert more inmates into treatment and education programs. G…

In Pa., 1 center adapts to changing job needs

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Students who complete the programs will be self-sufficient with marketable skills, available to employers who need what they've got. Heigel proudly displayed the license from the state Department of Education that the center recently … I'm tired of …
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Courting success

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Like many other social services programs, the treatment courts are ensnarled in the unceasing battle between state and county entities over a shrinking pool of resources. At a time when traditional prisons and courts are overcrowded and understaffed …
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15-year-old murder suspect to be tried as youthful offender

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Gary Dewayne Cummings is charged with attempted robbery with a dangerous weapon and drug possession. … A youthful offender who does not comply with his treatment program, however, can be bridged into an adult prison and sentenced as an adult.
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OH man to be sentenced in dying blink murder case

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But the defense argued that Chandler's condition and drugs used to treat him could have affected his ability to understand and respond during the police interview. A jailhouse informant testified that Woods told him he shot at Chandler because he …
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